NHER 6996 (Monument record) - Possible post medieval glass kiln, prehistoric flints, Roman to post medieval pottery sherds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in the 1960s and 1970s recovered a small number of prehistoric flints cinluding retouched flakes and scrapers, a possible arrowhead and a borer and blade. Pottery sherds from the Late Saxon to post medieval period have also been recovered, along with Roman and possible prehistoric sherds. It is also recorded that extensive remains of molten glass and kiln debris have been found here. Although this activity is undated, it is thought likely to date to the post medieval period.

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Map sheet TG33SW
Civil Parish WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1960s - 1970s. Fieldwalking finds.
Fieldwalking in the 1960s and 1970s recovered a small number of prehistoric flints cinluding retouched flakes and scrapers, a possible arrowhead and a borer and blade. Pottery sherds from the Late Saxon to post medieval period have also been recovered, along with Roman and possible prehistoric sherds.
It is also recorded that extensive remains of molten glass and kiln debris have been found here. Although this activity is undated, it is thought likely to date to the post medieval period.
See secondary file and (S1).
Ruth Fillery-Travis (NLA), 10 September 2007.

  • --- Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
  • --- Correspondence: Robins, P.. 1989. J.E Owles flint collection brought in to Castle Museum for identification.. 5 April.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Witton [2].
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous Prehistoric. Witton.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Witton; Witton - NHER 6995.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Article in Monograph: Lawson, A. J. 1983. The Archaeology of Witton, near North Walsham. East Anglian Archaeology. No 18. p 95.
  • ARROWHEAD (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BORER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • GLASS WORKING DEBRIS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 10 2018 11:46AM

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